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warkworth show
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The 137th Exhibition |
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FUN RUN There will be a limit of 80 entrants.
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PLEASE NOTE: EXHIBITS TO BE STAGED BEFORE 09.45 |
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07.00 |
Staging of exhibits to commence. |
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09.45 |
Exhibitors to clear marquee for judging to commence. |
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10.00 |
Castle and grounds open to the public. |
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10.00 |
Judging to commence. |
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11.30 |
Refreshment tent open for hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, scones and cakes. |
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12.00 |
Craft demonstrations to commence. |
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12.30 |
Marquee open to the public. |
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13.00 |
Produce and gift
stall open. |
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13.30 - 16.30 |
Entertainment in and around the castle including a Brass Band, Dancers and various children’s activities including a Magician, Balloon Modelling and Face Painting |
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14.30 |
Children's Fancy Dress Parade. |
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15.15 - 16.30 |
Prize monies paid out. |
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16.15 |
Presentation of cups and trophies. |
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16.45 |
Raffles drawn. |
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Show closes – public to leave marquee. |
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17.00 |
Exhibitors to remove exhibits from marquee. |
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17.05 |
Auction of donated items. |
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18.00 |
Castle closes |
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Ulgham Women's Institute will serve refreshments from 11.30 at the western end of the main marquee. |
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PRODUCE AND GIFT STALL Flowers, fruit, vegetables, plants, preserves and home baking will be gratefully received from exhibitors and friends and will be sold in aid of the Show in the Castle Courtyard. Stall opens at 13.00 |
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Admission charges to Warkworth Show and Castle |
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Adults: £4 Concessions: £3.50 Children under 5 to 16: £2 Under 5 FREE Family ticket: £10.00 Members of English Heritage: Free, on production of a valid membership card.
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BIG SHOW'S NAME CHANGE One of
Northumberland's biggest summer occasions is being renamed. The annual
horticultural and industrial event staged in the grounds of
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Open to pre-school and first-school children. Come as you please in fancy dress of your choice. Fancy dress parade at 2.30 p.m. Please assemble at 2.20 p.m. beside the Each entrant should wear a label stating name, age and
the subject represented. |
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SCHEDULES AND ENTRY FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM SHOPS IN AMBLE AND WARKWORTH, YOU CAN PRINT THEM FROM THE ELECTRONIC VERSION BY CLICKING HERE OR FROM MR SELBY SNAITH TEL: 01665 712 638
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Saturday, 21st August 2004 |
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Mary Dixon received the Women's Institute cup for "A Gift of Any Craft, Maximum Value £5". She certainly has a great talent with her knitting needles - the socks looked absolutely perfect and deserved the highest award. |
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It was warm and sunny at Warkworth
when the historic village and
Only a few days before, there were dire forecasts and speculation that the continuing downpour would lead to the cancellation of the event. Teams of volunteers, in conjunction with English Heritage, managed to make sure the two marquees housing the displays and exhibits remained high and dry. Show Chairman, Roger Black, said "We had urged visitors to wear weather proof shoes or wellies as it would be damp underfoot, but the weather held. The only major casualty of the wet weather was the non-appearance of the heavy steam engine. Otherwise just about all the other elements of the show remained." Show entries, meanwhile, were well up on last year, with the industrial section enjoying a 25% increase and the children's section doubling in size. In addition to the traditional flower, floral art, vegetable, fruit, handicrafts, jam-making and cookery, sections were also devoted to photography, art and poetry. The day's entertainment included traditional country crafts, children's "free-choice" fancy dress, Merlin the magician, the Wansbeck Ashington Brass Band, Alnwick Pipers' Society, balloon modelling and face painting. The "men only" section made sure that the ladies couldn't claim a monopoly of the cookery awards at this year's event. Mr. Black added "The all-male category was extended to give the gentlemen more opportunities to show off their culinary skills. We don't have any trouble getting the ladies to enter the cookery events but the men need some encouragement." Among the many trade stalls was the
National Chrysanthemum Society's stand, manned by Peter Fraser of Blyth, who
cultivated a special bloom for the
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Looking at Warkworth Castle car park at 8 o'clock on Show night as Leith's staff removed the last of the marquees, it was difficult to appreciate how much time and effort had been exerted by the huge numbers of volunteers, exhibitors and entertainers to make the 2005 Annual Show so successful. Entries across the industrial and Horticultural sections were up and the judges again commented on the high standards, which go to make the Show benches so attractive. Fine weather helped and the atmosphere in the Outer Bailey during the afternoon was wonderful with people sitting around on the grass in the sunshine watching and listening to the wide range of superb entertainers. The Executive Committee achieved a good balance between exhibits, entertainment, demonstrations and stalls, all of which contribute to making a successful Show. To all of you who attended the Show or participated in any way, we hope that you enjoyed the experience. We certainly appreciate all you did. Perhaps you can encourage even more of your friends and neighbours to get involved next year! Thank you all. ROGER BLACK |
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What an amazing day! After the deluge of Friday - and much anxiety - Saturday's early mist cleared to reveal blue skies and sunshine which remained with us for most of the day. The 135th Show went ahead as usual and proved to be a really successful community event with a good team spirit as everyone worked together. Despite a difficult and challenging gardening season, the flowers, vegetables and fruit were of a high standard. Some entries were quite exceptional, dahlias, onions, leeks, chrysanths, to mention just a few, and a truly spectacular pot of lilies. The Floral Art classes were a joy to see with wonderful colours and imaginative interpretations. Such talent! Children's entries were well up, thanks in part to good support from our local schools, and gave enjoyment to many Show visitors. A record of 20 entries appeared in the fancy dress competition, and they looked marvellous. Entries in the Industrial classes reached what we think was an all-time high at 600. Increases were across almost all classes in handicrafts and cookery, but particularly in art and photography. With 160 photographs to consider, the judge had to be very critical to select the winners. We were delighted to have a group of classes for honey for the first time (the cups in this section were last presented 35 years ago) and hope this will become a regular part of future Shows. The ladies of Ulgham WI once again did a good job in providing us all with homemade goodies and many gallons of tea, and young and old alike happily licked their way through lots of Morwick ice-cream Entertainments included the ever-popular Wansbeck Ashington Brass Band, the Wilkinson School of Dance and Mr Merlin the magician, all of whom were thoroughly enjoyed. There was plenty of interest too in the craft demonstrations, the goods on offer on the trade stalls, the fire engine and crew, and of course everyone loves to see Peter's beautiful steam traction engine. The castle keep was put to good use this year with a unique exhibition of large canvasses painted by Industrial Secretary Jill Piddock as part of her degree course in Fine Art. They proved a real talking point! The success of the day is due to the efforts and commitment of so many people who all deserve our heartfelt thanks: our President and his wife, the judges, the Vicar, the exhibitors and all the committees. We were so pleased that with the army of volunteers (or 'pressed men'? - certainly the Friday crew were drenched men') who so gallantly carried and moved, mopped up and covered, put up and took down, loaded and unloaded and finally cleared up .....and all who supported the event in any way. So another Show is over but planning for 2007 starts in September. Your comments on any aspect of the Show (verbal or written) are most welcome. We hope you enjoyed the day and look forward to seeing you all next year! Thank you all. ROGER
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NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM - "WARKWORTH" "Warkworth" was displayed
at the Warkworth Shows in 2004 and 2005 and was ready for release in 2006. |
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Peter Fraser advises that plants will be available in mid February, or later, to meet your requirements. They need to be kept in a greenhouse or conservatory before putting in a cold frame about the third week in March. They can be grown in pots and carried into a greenhouse or conservatory for flowering, but these can get too hot and they grow better in the garden after hardening off in the cold frame. Growing instructions will be provided with each order and for every plant sold 50p will be donated to Warkworth Show. Plants cost £2.25 each or 5 plants £10.50 or 10 plants £19.50. Postage and packing on all orders £2.50. Order
from Mr P. N. Fraser, 317,
Tel: 01670 353 580 or e-mail: Peter@fpeter.fsnet.co.uk Copies of order forms can be obtained from Eric Cooke on 01665 713681 In 2006 the chrysanthemum classes at the show were extended to include: 1 Vase of spray chrysanthemums 3 Blooms of reflex chrysanthemums 3 Blooms of incurved or intermediate chrysanthemums 1 Bloom of Warkworth chrysanthemum Eric Cooke Horticultural Secretary Warkworth Show |
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Preparations for the staging of the Warkworth Show 2007 have been underway since September 2006. The various committees which run the show have, over the years, expanded the show considerably and tried to make it a good day out with something for everyone. Certain aspects of the show have declined (there were once sheep dog trials) as hobbies have changed. |
Some of the many entries in the photography section |
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There is now less emphasis on showing many different types of potato for example, but the upsurge in the entries to the photography classes has been very exciting. Similarly we have expanded the show into the Castle Keep, invited traders and craft folk to display their wares, improved the refreshment facilities and provided children's entertainment and rides. Negotiation with English Heritage now means that the entrance fee ensures entry to all parts of the Castle and Keep and not merely to the Show tent. All this takes considerable organization and management. Public events must now comply with a plethora of public safety legislation, which is becoming increasingly onerous. For example, at the beginning of every show we must supply English Heritage with a safety certificate for all water heaters on the site and a ground plan of all stalls and events and their relationship to the underground cables present on the site (we get the cables mapped annually by a qualified electrical engineer at our expense). Drawing up risk assessments is also a new and exciting activity for our committees. The Committee members are stretched on show day and we need some volunteer helpers. We are not asking for Committee members. Sitting on committees is not everyone's idea of fun, but we really could do with some physical help on Show day. The help we are looking for is in three categories: 1. During the day before the show,
starting at about 10.00am, to help set up the site. Warkworth Show is one of the few
medium sized shows in Northumberland which is still alive, well supported and
which is run by volunteers. The
Paul Creighton |
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One of Northumberland's best-known flower arrangers tested her skills in the annual village show she first entered as a child more than three quarters of a century ago. Margaret Burrell had four entries in the 135th Warkworth Show. Show organisers say that her record of involvement puts her in a class of her own. |
A teacher for forty years, Margaret, who has lived in Warkworth all her life and whose family links extend back to the show's origins, competed in the floral art section. However Miss Burrell knows only too well that the family connections will not sway the judges; the identities of the entrants are unknown until after the assessments have taken place. To win the Burrell Memorial Cup, which was donated in memory of her Uncle William and father Robert - both former show stalwarts - Margaret's work would need to be judged the outstanding exhibit of all seven flower classes. She has won the award on several occasions but winning prizes is not her incentive for entering. "I just enjoy taking part in the event," she says. "It is very satisfying to create designs that interest visitors and provoke talking points; few people ever agree with the judges!" Taking part in the show is something Margaret has been doing every year since she first exhibited a bouquet of wild flowers "when I was about seven". The family connection with the show goes back to when her great grandfather John Moore was part of the founding committee of the first show in 1859. Her father was heavily involved with the show's organisation for many years. Margaret helped form the Warkworth and District Flower Club in the 1960s and was its founder chairman. Apart from the hundreds of exhibits in the Warkworth Show, she has taken part in flower festivals throughout the county. In addition she has designed and arranged successful flower festivals in St Lawrence's Church, in the village and her own Church, Warworth United Reformed Church. Roger Black, Show Chairman, says "Margaret has been a fantastic supporter of the show for many years and is one of its great cornerstones. She is unique." The show took place in the Castle grounds on Saturday 19th August 2006 (timetable.) As usual with this, the biggest and oldest tented event of its kind in Northumberland, there was a wide variety of categories for adults and children to enjoy - from flower, fruit and vegetable displays to painting, photography, handicrafts and cookery. Entertaining the crowds was the Wansbeck Ashington Brass Band, the Gateshead-based Wilkinson School of Highland and Clog dancing, and Merlin the Magician. The ever-popular children's fancy dress competition was based on a 'come as you please' theme. A continuous free bus service from the beach road car park was in operation with pick up points in the village. For admission charges please click here. |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14TH 2008 AT 7.30 P.M. IN THE MEMORIAL HALL, WARKWORTH AGENDA
Nominations for election of Honorary Officers and Vice Presidents will be accepted no later than seven days prior to the AGM The following proposal from the Executive Committee will be put to members: Section I The Executive Committee. This shall consist of not less than seven members and not more than eleven members. (4) Up to four co-opted members Section L (3) The A.G.M. will be chaired by the President of Warkworth Show or, in his absence, a person nominated by the Executive Committee. Sally Sample Secretary of the Executive Committee Warkworth Show Tel: 01665 711321 |
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